Each year there comes a strange time around the beginning of autumn when we aren’t quite ready to let summer go yet we are already eager to pull our woolly cardigans around us and cosy up inside. This sloe gin cocktail is the perfect embodiment of that wonderful duality!

Fabulously fizzy, it has those effervescent elements of our favourite summer Spritz cocktail recipes, which we have enjoyed in the garden over the warmer months, yet its deep, rich, sloe gin tones are full of warm winter-berry deliciousness, which are more akin to a well-made Negroni - perfect for sipping by the fire as the weather begins to bluster outside the window. The addition of lemon juice lifts the sloe gin back up with a citrus kick and the sugar syrup gives the cocktail a delightful sweetness. Yum!

We can’t get enough of this tipple here at Craft Gin Club HQ and we know that you will love it too!

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Sloe Gin Highball

Ingredient

50ml sloe gin (learn how to make your own sloe gin, here)
25ml lemon juice
15ml sugar syrup
Soda water, to top up
Lemon wedge, to garnish

Method

For the sugar syrup: Dissolve 100g of sugar in 100ml of water that has just boiled. Leave to cool before use.

Shake your gin, lemon juice and syrup with lots of ice. Strain into a tall glass with ice and top up with the soda water. Garnish with the lemon wedge and serve.

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If sloe gin is your thing then you need to check out these other fantastic sloe gin cocktail recipes, including a wonderful Sloe Gin Fizz.